 FIRST NATION SHORT-TERM DRINKING WATER ADVISORIES – September 7, 2025
Overview: There are 36 short-term water advisories in Canada – down from 38 on Sept. 2 - not including BC: 1 in Atlantic, 3 in QC, 12 in Ontario, 6 in MB, 7 in SK, 7 in AB. First Nation Health Authority (FNHA) reports 9 in BC.
The long-standing lack of clean drinking water and wastewater facilities in Indigenous communities has left an indelible stain on Canada's flag. For years successive government have pledged to fix the problem, yet today there are 39 long-term and 36 short-term advisories in Indigenous communities across the country. While 148 long-term advisories have been lifted since November 2015, 38 remain, and the number of short-term advisories has not been declining in recent months, with short-term advisories regularly recurring in the same communities. Band Councils say government initiatives suffer from a lack of holistic approach, unprofessional consultants or engineers and poor funding for operators and related infrastructure.
HIGHLIGHTS
QC
BWAadded: Uashat Public Water System (Sept 4)
ON
BWA removed: Tadoule Lake Public Water System (Sept 5)
AB
BWA removed: Mînî Thnî Townsite Public Water System (Sept 7)
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BWA removed: Tsuut'Ina Nation Redwood Meadows (Sept 2)
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There are 36 Short Term DWAs as of September 7, 2025, plus 8 in BC
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First Nation
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AT (1)
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Water System
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Date Issued
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Advisory
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Tobique
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Tribal ReLeaf/ Fishery Complex SPWS
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2024/12/19
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BWA
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QC (3)
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Kitcisakik (Grand-Lac-Victoria)
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GLV Public Water System
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2025/05/05
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BWA
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Natashquan
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NAT PWS
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2025/08/10
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BWA
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Innu / Uashat
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UAS PWS
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2025/09/04
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BWA
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ON (12)
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Fort Severn
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Fort Severn PWS
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2024/12/2024
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BWA
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Kashechewan
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Kashechewan PWS
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2025/08/12
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BWA
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Kee-way-win
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Keewaywin PWS
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2025/06/09
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BWA
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Mishkeegogamang
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Erik Lake PWS
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2025/03/27
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BWA
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Mishkeegogamang
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Ace Lake PWS
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2025/05/08
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BWA
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Mishkeegogamang
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Doghole Bay North PWS
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2024/05/08
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BWA
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Naicatchewenin
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Naicatchewenin PWS
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2025/08/28
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BWA
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Northwest Angle No. 33
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N.W. Angle 33 Dog Paw PWS
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2024/8/20
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BWA
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Seine River
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Seine River PWS
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2025/02/10
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BWA
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Slate Falls
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Tikinagan Building Semi Public Water System-NT
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2024/11/06
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BWA
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Whitesand
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Whitesand PWS
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2025/08/17
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BWA
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Wabauskang
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Wabauskang PWS
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2025/05/16
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BWA
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MB (6)
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Bunibonibee Cree Nation (Oxford House)
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Oxford House Private Water System (Cisterns)
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2025/08/09
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BWA
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Cross Lake
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Cross Lake Natimek PWS
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2025/08/13
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BWA
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Long Plain
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Long Plain PWS
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2024/05/08
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BWA
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O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation
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South Indian Lake PWS
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2025/08/01
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BWA
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Pauingassi
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Pauingassi PWS
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2025/03/21
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BWA
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St. Theresa Point
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St. Theresa Point PWS
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2025/07/28
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BWA
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SK (7)
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Ministikwan Lake / Mudie Lake
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Ministikwan No. 161 /No. 161A - PWS
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2024/12/17
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BWA
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Moosomin
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Moosomin No. 112B PWS
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2024/10/22
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BWA
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Pasqua (Subdivisions 2 & 3)
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PASQUA NO. 79 PWS
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2025/06/03
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BWA
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Peter Ballantyne
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Sandy Bay No. 202 PWS
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2025/05/09
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BWA
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The Key
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The Key No. 65 PWS
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2025/03/04
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BWA
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Thunderchild - Turtle Lake
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Thunderchild No. 115C - Turtle LakePWS
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2025/09/02
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BWA
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Wahpeton
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Wahpeton No. 94A PWS
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2025/07/30
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BWA
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AB (7)
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Beaver Lake Cree
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Beaver Lake PWS
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2025/05/12
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BWA
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Frog Lake
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Frog Lake PWS
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2025/9/1
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BWA
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Piikani Nation
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Iron Shirt Cultural & Heritage Society
SPWS
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2025/07/09
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BWA
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Stoney Tsribe
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North Mînî Thnî Pan-Canadian PWS
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2025/08/30
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BWA
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Tsuut'Ina Nation
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Tsuut'Ina Bullhead Community Centre SPWS
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2025/07/25
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BWA
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Tsuut'Ina Nation
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Harry Dodginghorse Memorial Agriplex SPWS
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2024/09/2
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BWA
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Tsuut'Ina Nation
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Tsuut'ina Women's Shelter SPWS
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2025/08/07
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BWA
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BC (8)
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Canim Lake (2)
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Main, West CWS
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Jan 2025
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WQA
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Splats’in
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Elders’ Lodge
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2024/11/04
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WQA
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Ye Koo Che 3 - AKA Portage
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Portage CWS
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March 2023
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WQA
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Skweahm 10
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Skweahm CWS
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2025/07/17
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WQA
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Kyuquot
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Kyuquot CWS
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2025/12/13
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BWA
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Nequatque 1
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1476, 1496, 1436 Lakeshore Drive and RV Park PWS
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September 2024
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BWA
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Stswecem'c Xget'tem
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Soul Ranch ( Lac La Hache)
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2025/03/07
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BWA
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